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Anaru_Waa_profileResearch Associate Professor

Contact details

Tel + 64 4 918 5418
Fax +64 4 389 5319
Email andrew.waa@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

My work includes teaching Hauora Māori, conducting Māori Health research and conducting research with Māori communities.

I am involved with tobacco research, health promotion, evaluation and interventional design and urban Māori wellbeing.

Publications

Hoek, J., Lebon, L., & Waa, A. (2026). Sweet packaging, addictive contents: The next generation of nicotine products. The Briefing, (12 November). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/sweet-packaging-addictive-contents-next-generation-nicotine-products Journal - Research Other

Bevin, N., Aye, P. S., Harrison, N. J., Parker, K., Bartholomew, K., Waa, A., … Crengle, S. (2026). Integrating smoking cessation with lung cancer screening in Aotearoa New Zealand: Equity considerations and implications for policy development. Drug & Alcohol Review, 45(6), e70245. doi: 10.1111/dar.70245 Journal - Research Other

Egger, S., Waa, A., McCool, J., Hardie, L., & Freeman, B. (2026). New Zealand's smoking decline and plateau: Cautionary lessons for tobacco harm reduction. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101968 Journal - Research Other

Edwards, R., Zhang, J., Nip, J., Stanley, J., Waa, A., & Pettie, M. (2026). Patterns of smoking by age and ethnicity: An analysis of New Zealand Health Survey data between 2020 and 2022. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1639), 96-103. doi: 10.26635/6965.7426 Journal - Research Other

Edwards, R., Nip, J., Zhang, J., Stanley, J., Waa, A., Ball, J., … Fong, G. T. (2026). Pathways to achieving minimal smoking prevalence: Evidence from the EASE/ITC NZ survey. Proceedings of the Aspire Aotearoa Symposium: Achieving a Nicotine-Free Aotearoa. (pp. 10). Retrieved from https://www.aspireaotearoa.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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